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Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, Europe, Greece 2010-09-15T20:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ultraviolet_light_reveals_how_greek_statues_really_looked/?source=rss A recent touring exhibition is turning a long held common belief on its head. The common perception is that the great statues and buildings of ancient Greece and Rome were all pure unpainted stone or green tarnished bronze, but researchers have been arguing that this may not been what these classic monuments really looked like back in the era of their creation. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, Italy 2010-08-21T15:43:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/greece_to_invest_12_billion_euro_in_green_growth_by_2015/?source=rss Greece said on Wednesday it will invest 12 billion euros ($15.59 billion) on environmental and energy projects over the next five years to boost its ailing economy and create new jobs. World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, Europe, Greece 2010-07-31T22:25:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/germany_to_join_other_eur_countries_in_ban_against_monsantos_genetically_mo/?source=rss In the European Union, there is only one permissible genetically-modified crop — and that is Monsanto’s MON 810 engineered corn. Environment, Land, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Europe, Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg 2009-04-16T11:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cypriot_leaders_make_further_progress_in_reunification_process_un/?source=rss Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders made good progress today in talks on the judiciary as part of broader United Nations-sponsored negotiations aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island, a top UN envoy said. World, Politics, Regions, Europe, Greece, Turkey, World Top Stories 2008-11-13T17:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/greek_dig_unearths_neolithic_household_gear/?source=rss A 6,000 year-old set of household gear, including crockery and two wood-fired ovens, has been found in the buried ruins of a prehistoric farmhouse in northern Greece, officials said Thursday. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, Science Top Stories 2008-10-25T09:25:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/computer_program_reveals_anyones_ancestry/?source=rss Imagine being adopted, with no understanding of your cultural or genetic background. Science, Technology, Feel Good, Regions, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Europe, Greece, North America, United States, California, New York, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-09T09:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_tomb_found_on_greek_isle/?source=rss Will an ancient Greek tomb be the key to finding the homeland of Homer's Odysseus? 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Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, General Special Interest, Regions, Europe, Greece 2007-09-04T12:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/greek_couple_cook_up_unlikely_youtube_hit/?source=rss They are unlikely internet stars, a retired Cypriot couple in London who bicker and duel as they potter around their kitchen. Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Cyprus, Greece, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2007-06-08T10:40:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/most_european_beaches_clean_eu_report_shows/?source=rss Europe's holiday beaches won generally high ratings on Thursday from the European Commission, which reported nearly nine out of 10 in good condition on the coasts, but only six out of 10 inland. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Land, Feel Good, General Special Interest, Regions, Europe, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain 2007-06-01T12:36:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/2700_year_old_fabric_found_in_greece/?source=rss Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer's "Iliad." Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-05-15T12:41:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_graves_with_jewellery_weapons_found_in_greece/?source=rss Archaeologists in northeastern Greece have unearthed eight tombs containing the remains of men and women who lived over 2,000 years ago, along with an assortment of jewellery, weapons and agricultural tools, the Greek culture ministry said on Friday. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-04-23T12:25:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/priceless_artifacts_returned_to_ancient_agora/?source=rss A poignant ceremony was held at the Ancient Athens Agora's Stoa of Attalus on Wednesday to mark the return of six priceless black-glazed ceremonial pottery pieces from the collection of eminent British scholar and philhellene Martin Robertson. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, United Kingdom, England, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2007-04-19T12:05:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/house_repairs_itself_in_earthquake/?source=rss A 'self-healing' house is under construction on a Greek mountainside. Science, Technology, Business, Regions, Europe, Greece, United Kingdom, England, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2007-04-18T16:25:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/13th_century_text_hides_words_of_archimedes/?source=rss The book cost $2 million at auction, but large sections are unreadable. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Regions, Europe, Greece, North America, United States, California, Maryland, New York, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-04-17T13:06:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mystery_of_greek_amphitheaters_amazing_sound_finally_solved/?source=rss Cut the chatter! Science, Ancient Discoveries, Technology, Regions, Europe, Greece, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-04-09T12:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oldest_perfumes_found_on_aphrodites_island/?source=rss The world's oldest known perfumes have been found on the island reputed to be the birthplace of Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty), Italian archaeologists announced last week. Science, Ancient Discoveries, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, North America, United States, New Jersey, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-04-05T12:39:01+00:00